FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2004--GE's 2003 Annual Report is now available on the company's Web site at www.ge.com/investor.
The report, titled "Growing In an Uncertain World," reviews the company's 2003 performance, including its progress in executing on its five-element strategy for growth. The report also continues GE's practice of expanding disclosure with a 75-page Financial Section containing detailed discussion of company results and various aspects of its financial statements.
February 26, 2004 -- SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- Under sunny skies in Nagasaki, Japan, the new Diamond Princess was named today in a colorful ceremony which featured traditional Japanese festivities set against the state-of-the-art ship. The ship was delivered earlier in the morning to Princess Cruises by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), builders of the 116,000-ton vessel.
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WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2004--Tonight's episode of NBC's "ER" will debut a new, lifesaving medical technology for diagnosing and treating heart and vascular diseases. The episode provides a "sneak peak" of an upcoming technology, which is a first-of-its-kind system from GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) that will become available to hospitals and physicians in mid-2004.
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GE Gas Turbines and Compressors Selected for New Qatargas II LNG Project; World's Largest Train for LNG Production FLORENCE, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2004--GE Energy has been awarded a contract of approximately US$200 million by Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil to supply three turbo compressor strings for main refrigerant duty in the Qatargas II LNG Expansion Project.
Qatargas II, the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, will also feature the world's largest trains for LNG production. Qatar Petroleum owns 70% of the project and ExxonMobil 30%.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--Feb. 25, 2004--GE ERC today announced three key appointments aimed at strengthening its connection with customers.
GE's Employers Reinsurance Corporation (NYSE: GE) is a company that protects lives, property and reputations. ERC serves clients with reinsurance and commercial insurance and other risk management services.
More information on ERC is available at www.ercgroup.com.
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February 24, 2004 -- SINGAPORE -- GE's T700/CT7 turboshaft and turboprop engines, with an installed base exceeding 12,000 engines, continue as the preeminent engines in their class. Powering 19 types of civil and military helicopters, plus regional airliners, military transports, and multipurpose aircraft, the engines have operated for over 40 million flight-hours, including service in the Iraqi Freedom campaign.
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February 24, 2004 -- SINGAPORE -- GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) has formally completed all qualification testing of its higher-thrust F110 fighter engine, the F110-GE-132, for the Lockheed Martin Block 60 F-16E/F aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) concurred with GEAE's recommendation that the engine has concluded all qualification activities, clearing the way for the engine to enter operational service on the Block 60 F-16 aircraft.
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February 24, 2004 -- SINGAPORE -- The GE90-115B, the world's most powerful jet engine, has completed a total of 11,000 cycles of ground and flight testing as a part of the most aggressive reliability and maturation test program ever devised by GE Aircraft Engines for a commercial engine entering passenger service.
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February 24, 2004 -- SINGAPORE -- GE's CF34-10 engine, the newest, largest and most powerful addition to GE's CF34 family of powerplants for regional aviation, is currently undergoing flight-testing at the GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) Flight Test Operation at Victorville, California.
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February 24, 2004 -- SINGAPORE -- The GE-P&W Engine Alliance represents the strengths of the two leading aircraft engine manufacturers in the world, backed by two of the world's most successful, financially stable companies, General Electric and United Technologies, parent of Pratt & Whitney.
Created in 1996, the Engine Alliance is a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aircraft Engines and Pratt & Whitney to develop, manufacture, sell and support a family of engines for the new class of high-capacity, long-range aircraft, such as the Airbus A380.
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